P4P800-SE parallel port problem

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Alb

Hi, I have update my P4P800-SE BIOS to 1.008 release (the last one).
Now I'm not able to print via parallel port, looking into ths BIOS setting I
have found
PARALLEL PORT ADDRESS DISABLED
I have NEVER done this change........ anyway, I have reset it to 378
(default) but the system does not find the printer (by the way it works fine
via USB cable),
I need parallel port because I have all USB port working with other devices.

Any idea ?

Thanks
 
Cheers, yes the chip is supported and have tried the latest to the 2
previous bio's, still no avail
 
FWIW, every time I have updated my BIOS on this board I have had to go into
the BIOS and re-enable the printer port.

Doug
 
Alb said:
Yes but it does not WORK also after the reset ... :)

What make of printer? And it does allow for a parallel
port connection? Some USB printers do not have this
capability.
 
Alb said:
My printer is an HP 920C I have always used it via parallel port

OK. Go back into bios setup and verify that the LPT
port is set for either bi-directional, EPP or ECP mode.
When updating the bios, it might have reverted the
setting to Normal.
 
Mistoffolees said:
OK. Go back into bios setup and verify that the LPT
port is set for either bi-directional, EPP or ECP mode.
When updating the bios, it might have reverted the
setting to Normal.
 
Yes it was set to NORMAL, I have set it to a different values but nothif
change
Thank you a lot anyway .
:(((((
 
"Alb" said:
Yes it was set to NORMAL, I have set it to a different values but nothif
change
Thank you a lot anyway .
:(((((

Have you tried clearing the CMOS ?

First, unplug the computer. Then, follow the procedure
in the manual in section 2.6 "Jumpers".

My suspicion would be, there is a data mismatch between
the contents of CMOS and the new BIOS. Clearing the
CMOS might help.

Paul
 
In fact I have had an error during BIOS updateì, if I remneber well it was a
CMOS error, I'll try in few days
Tnx
Alberto
 
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